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Population (year 2000): 6,078. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,025 (-0.9% change)
Males: 2,855 (47.0%), Females: 3,223 (53.0%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
45692
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $30,021 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,500 (year 2000)
Races in Wellston:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.4%), United States
(14.8%), Irish (12.2%), English (7.8%), French (3.1%), Welsh
(3.0%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 7.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wellston
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wellston city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 50.1%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 13.8%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -83 (-1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wellston:
- HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER-JACKSON (about 10 miles;
JACKSON, OH)
- HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; GALLIPOLIS,
OH)
- HOCKING VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
LOGAN, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wellston:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 52 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
- PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 65 miles; COLUMBUS, OH;
ID: CMH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wellston:
- JAMES A RHODES (about 11 miles; JACKSON, OH; ID:
I43)
- VINTON COUNTY (about 16 miles; MC ARTHUR, OH; ID:
22I)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY SNYDER FIELD (about 23 miles;
ATHENS/ALBANY, OH; ID: UNI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wellston:
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 34 miles; ATHENS,
OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
FT enrollment: 12,361)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT
enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 64 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; GRANVILLE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,101)
Public high school in Wellston:
- WELLSTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 528;
Location: 200 GOLDEN ROCKET DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wellston:
- BUNDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 478;
Location: 525 W 7TH ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- WELLSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 438;
Location: 227 GOLDEN ROCKET DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WELLSTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 410;
Location: 225 GOLDEN ROCKET DR; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Wellston:
- SS PETER & PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 126;
Location: 229 S NEW YORK AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Wellston:
- SYLVESTER MEMORIAL WELLSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $497,165; Location: 135 E. SECOND
ST.; 32,265 books; 960 audio materials; 1,118 video
materials; 110 serial subscriptions)
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